At its core, the move to cut ties with Iloka is financial in nature. Because Iloka was released after June 1, Cincinnati will pick up $5.6M in salary cap space while accuring $600K in dead money. Another $1.2M in dead money will be added to the Bengals’ 2019 cap. As Jim Owczarski of the Cincinnati Enquirer notes, the Bengals had hoped to recoup a bit of the cash they spent on offseason additions.